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1、天津市河西区2023年考研英语一考前冲刺预测试卷Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Geraniums of LoveAs the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and br
2、other. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews(亲子交流会)with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child 1 an oldGeraniums school traditionthe annual plant sale(拍卖会)held in early May, just in time for 2 Day.Third grade was the first
3、 time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. 3 , I didnt have any money. I went to my eldest sister and 4 the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my 5 . I agonized(苦苦思索)over that decision, 6 each plant to
4、ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I 7 it on the upstairs neighbors porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mothers Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldnt, and 8 she did not.When Mothers Day arrived
5、, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my 9 .The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant s
6、ale at school and she wanted to 10 our mother. Like my 11 sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived at home full of 12 excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag 13 her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the 14 one!”I helped my littl
7、e 15 hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbors porch, assuring that our mother wouldnt find it before Mothers Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and 16 . It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me 17 , a
8、nd she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I 18 back. I had been wondering how my mother could 19 to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was 20 with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.1、Apassed downB
9、participated inCbroke withDcarried on2、AWomensBFathersCChildrensDMothers3、ABesidesBMoreoverCHoweverDTherefore4、AsharedBdiscoveredCguardedDunlocked5、AplanBpreparationCpresentDselection6、AwateringBgrowingCinspectingDprotecting7、AshowedBpottedCpackagedDhid8、AindeedBinsteadCproperlyDanyhow9、Aperformance
10、BgradesCgiftDpresence10、AinspireBsurpriseCsatisfyDrelax11、AyoungestBeldestCcleverestDbravest12、AnervousByouthfulCincreasingDfalse13、AonBbesideCbehindDunder14、AshortestBrarestCbestDstrongest15、AsisterBbrotherCcousinDfriend16、AconfusionBanxietyCdelightDastonishment17、AlisteningBwatchingCsmellingDtasti
11、ng18、AwavedBsmiledCsignedDcalled19、ApretendBcontinueCappearDtry20、AimpressedBsatisfiedCassociatedDpresentedSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
12、Text 1 A new keyboard can tell whether you are its owner. The keyboard records information about the typing pattern(模式)and sends it to a computer program. The program then checks to see if the pattern matches the right user. If not, an alarm sounds, and the computer locks the typist out. It locks ou
13、t everyone else, even if the person knows the password. Whats more, this equipment needs no batteries. It collects all the energy it needs from your actions of typing. Besides, the keyboard is also self-cleaning and the keys are free of damage from water, oil and dirt. The keys of the new keyboard a
14、re made of the same inexpensive plastic that might be found on any other standard keyboard. But instead of being smooth, the keys have millions of tiny plastic nanowires(纳米线)on their surface area, increasing the effective contact areas between the plastics and fingers. This guarantees that theres en
15、ough power to run the keyboard as someone types. Liming Dai, a scientist, did not work on the new keyboard, but he thinks the design could be important in getting better performance from a variety of equipment. It could also be applied to a touch screen, for example, Dai says. Then smart phones and notepads could collect energy from someones actions of typing or drawing. Future work might make the keyboard even more useful, Dai ad